AIBU to request a same day appointment for DD?

[Kalemu]

DD got an ear infection. Nothing new, she's very prone to having these. She usually gets a cold, which results in infection. I spoke with the doctor and there's much that can be done, except trying to keep her healthy and warm. But she gets ill quite often and I'm worried about what the school might say, even though she's just in reception. To be clear, she gets sick like every ten days. It's normal in a class full of kids who are also half-sick and with runny noses and coughs!

Anyway, do you think IABU to request a same day appointment at my GP to justify that she's ill? I keep thinking it's not an emergency, but at the same time, I want to leave clear to the school that she really has an infection, and that I'm not just keeping her home because I want to.

My dd had her first ear infection about 6 months old when we were on holiday. Local Dr insisted age needed antib, but the brought her out in horrible rash. My home Dr said he never gives antib for ear infections and if given when the problem is viral not bacterial they can cause the reaction ny dd had. The problem with antib is that they don't just target the "bad" bacteria but also the "good" bacteria we have living inside us that do things like help digest our food. I am not an antib refuser, but I do think their use needs to be carefully justified in each case. They should not be a default option.

In fairness to op, I wonder if her child was at nursery or not? In my dd's reception class its the kids who weren't who are off lots, whereas my kids went through the continuous illness phase when they started nursery

So do her ear drums pop? Mine always did without anti b's and so do my sons.
I dont mean that to sound like im having a go just wondering.

If your going to the docs for no treatment just diagnoses then yes I think your being unreasonable to expect it the same day

Oh, and to answer op, yabu to request a same day appt just to get a note. You don't need a note, you just tell them!

Actually just read the whole thread. If ear infections go untreated they often cause the ear drum to burst which causes permanent scarring and hearing loss.

I was lucky when my DD1 had glue ear in that I only had to phone and tell the doc that she had one and he would prescribe anti-bs unseen. It saved us all a lot of time.

Our GPs have a policy of not giving AB's for ear infections unless the child has been in pain for more than 48 hours. Until the 48 hours is up, the recommended treatment is to control the pain with paracetamol and ibuprofen.

And, TBF, when my DSs have had ear infections almost all have resolved themselves before the 48 hours has been up. On the rare occasions when they haven't, we've then been given same-day appointments and prescriptions for ABs. It seems to be a sensible and efficient system.

That said, if I had a child with recurring infections of any kind, I'd want that investigated in more depth.

DS1 started reception in September, and he's had several sniffles - but then I'd expect that given that he's now being exposed to shedloads of new germs! Plus DS2&3 have started new baby/toddler classes, and DH and I both commute on the tube daily, so we're all being exposed to all manner of stuff.

Have you looked at the source of her ear infections? Does she have glue ear? Have you had her checked by an ENT? This should be standard in a situation like yours and she shouldn't have to suffer recurrent infections. Push your GP to find the root cause. Also antibiotic drops - Ofloxacin are very good and mean that the infection is treated topically and she wouldn't have to take oral a/bs. School are being over dramatic, but a cold every 10 days is extreme and you should be trying to find out why she is so susceptible.

It does sound like she may have some sort of under lying infection which isn't clearing alone for her to be ill so often.